What the maker will tell you is the whole difference: Pokémon names every figure, Funko names four of 24, Cinereplicas and Schleich keep the line-up secret beyond the exclusives. The score follows that. The Netflix boxes (Stranger Things, Wednesday, One Piece) are the 2024 editions on this page.
Step 01
Decide what you will spend first
Set the number before you browse, because it decides the shelf more than anything else here. Of the 37 priced in dollars, 22 come in under $50, 14 sit between $50 and $200 and 1 cost more than that — the range runs $15 to $449, and half are above $49. Compare the price bands →
Step 02
Match the doors to the days
52 of the 62 here have 24 doors — a 24-door box opens one a day from 1 December to Christmas Eve. The others run 10, 12 and 25, and the shorter ones start partway through the month: a 12-door box opens on 13 December. For someone who will not open one every day, or a gift that will arrive late, fewer doors is the better fit, not the lesser calendar. Every start date →
Step 03
Know which season you are buying
34 of the 62 here are 2026 editions, and 13 are last season's — still sold, often discounted, and with the contents already on the page. The 15 older than that are listed for the record, not for buying. A brand's page keeps every edition together, so check whether the box you are looking at is this year's before you compare prices.
Step 04
Start from the ones we have opened
15 of the 62 here carry an editors' pick — the chip above the grid narrows the shelf to those — and 44 have a written score. Those are the boxes somebody on this site has actually judged. The rest are listed because they exist, not because we are recommending them; being on this page is not a verdict. How we review →